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Tiny, Long-lost Primate Rediscovered in Indonesia–Reuters headline

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

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This undated handout photo shows a creature called a pygmy tarsier, believed for the eight decades to have been extinct. One of the world’s smallest and rarest primates, it was rediscovered in Indonesia by Texas A and M University professor Sharon Gursky-Doyen in August.
(Texas A and M University/Sharon Gursky-Doyen/Handout/Reuters)
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The story is here.

Image: (dime) brunswick.k12.me.us;(fedora) via […]

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Jury: Millionaire couple enslaved housekeepers–CNN

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

My memory may be incorrect, but I think this was a plot on either a

MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY episode with Danny Thomas or
THE DONNA REED SHOW.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — A jury on Monday convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving two Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers.
Mahender Murlidhar […]

Posted in India, Personal Products, Wealth, Terror, Enslavement, Indonesia |

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